Research Article

Amelioration of Obesity, Glucose Intolerance, and Oxidative Stress in High-Fat Diet and Low-Dose Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats by Combination Consisting of “Curcumin with Piperine and Quercetin”

Table 1

Effect of CPQ extract on oxidative stress parameters in high-fat diet and low-dose streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.

GroupsSOD (U/mL)CAT (U/mL)GSH-Px ( μmole/gHb)

Normal control 8 . 3 9 ± 0 . 0 2 ** 3 . 5 4 ± 0 . 0 3 ** 0 . 0 0 0 5 9 ± 0 . 0 0 1 **
Normal STZ control 4 . 5 1 ± 0 . 0 3 1 . 3 2 ± 0 . 1 3 0 . 0 0 3 8 ± 0 . 0 0 1
HFD control 6 . 6 2 ± 0 . 1 2 ** 2 . 1 0 ± 0 . 0 1 ** 0 . 0 0 4 2 ± 0 . 0 0 2 **
HFD + STZ control 4 . 3 8 ± 0 . 1 3 1 . 0 8 ± 0 . 0 2 ** 0 . 0 0 2 8 3 ± 0 . 0 0 1 7
CPQ (50 mg/kg/day) 7 . 9 1 ± 0 . 0 3 ** 2 . 8 0 ± 0 . 1 6 ** 0 . 0 0 4 8 ± 0 . 0 0 3 **
CPQ (100 mg/kg/day) 9 . 0 5 ± 0 . 0 3 ** 3 . 3 1 ± 0 . 0 1 ** 0 . 0 0 5 ± 0 . 0 0 3 **
Curcumin (100 mg/kg/day) 6 . 8 2 ± 0 . 0 2 7 ** 2 . 5 7 ± 0 . 0 2 ** 0 . 0 0 4 9 ± 0 . 0 0 1 **

Values are mean ± SEM; 𝑁 = 6 ; ** 𝑃 < 0 . 0 1 as compared to HFD + STZ control.